Among the collection there are some special shoes with special stories. 

One anonymous donor left a single antique shoe with a hand written note attached stating, "even the poor care about God’s little ones."

One sad grandparent donated two sets of shoes – a pair for a girl with a girl’s name tucked inside and one for a boy with a boy’s name tucked inside.  She related that her grandchild was aborted and these were the names that had been selected for the child. 

Another grandparent donated a pair of shoes from her living grandchild. The grandparent's daughter became pregnant while receiving radiation for Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  She chose to discontinue the chemo therapy and all treatment in order to save the child's life, against her doctor's advice to abort the baby.  This young mother died when the baby was nine months old.  

Another notable donation was a shoe for a handicapped child with a brace.